A London Encyclopaedia, Or Universal Dictionary of Science, Art, Literature and Practical Mechanics: Comprising a Popular View of the Present State of Knowledge : Illustrated by Numerous Engravings, a General Atlas, and Appropriate Diagrams, Том 17Thomas Curtis Thomas Tegg, 1829 |
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... less fundamental and necessary . The contour of an object drawn upon paper or canvas represents nothing more than such an intersection of the visual rays sent from the extremities of it to the eye as would arise on a glass put in the ...
... less fundamental and necessary . The contour of an object drawn upon paper or canvas represents nothing more than such an intersection of the visual rays sent from the extremities of it to the eye as would arise on a glass put in the ...
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... less light and airy than it ought to be . In like manner , if the point of sight is taken at too great a distance from the canvas , the figures will not admit of degradation enough to be seen with sufficient distinctness : and , if ...
... less light and airy than it ought to be . In like manner , if the point of sight is taken at too great a distance from the canvas , the figures will not admit of degradation enough to be seen with sufficient distinctness : and , if ...
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... less than the angle BAC , that FAG is less than DA E , that HAI is less than FAG , and that KAL is less than HAI . Hence , the second , third , fourth , and fifth objects will appear smaller , though really all equal , inasmuch as the ...
... less than the angle BAC , that FAG is less than DA E , that HAI is less than FAG , and that KAL is less than HAI . Hence , the second , third , fourth , and fifth objects will appear smaller , though really all equal , inasmuch as the ...
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... less vivid , and the color becomes more diluted and tinged in some mea- sure , by the faint bluish cast , or with the dim- ness or haziness of the body of air through which the rays pass . 2. From the greater or less degree of light ...
... less vivid , and the color becomes more diluted and tinged in some mea- sure , by the faint bluish cast , or with the dim- ness or haziness of the body of air through which the rays pass . 2. From the greater or less degree of light ...
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... less copious in dif- ferent individuals ; and its quantity is percep- tibly in the inverse ratio of that of the urine . All other circumstances being similar , much more is produced during digestion than during repose . The maximum of ...
... less copious in dif- ferent individuals ; and its quantity is percep- tibly in the inverse ratio of that of the urine . All other circumstances being similar , much more is produced during digestion than during repose . The maximum of ...
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